Your Problem Isn’t Motivation

“Peter,” my friend Byron emailed me a few days ago. “I haven’t been diligent about working out over the past five years and I’m trying to get back in the gym and get myself into a healthier state. I’ve found that on my quest for a Mind, Body, Spirit balance, my body has been neglected. […]

Baked Apples, Parsnips, and Sausages

Hello 2015! Usually, January/February is slow for me as everyone is still recovering from the holidays but no, I’m running around like a chicken with it’s head cut off. Good sign for 2015, perhaps? The start of the year has been packed with recipe development and photography campaigns for everyone from Ziploc to small wineries. Although I couldn’t be happier to be so busy, I’ve missed just cooking for myself and blabbing about it to all of you awesome folks who, for some reason, stumble upon…

Working at Target Fast Fashion might want to slow down & One Bad Election Bet THE SHOWMAN: (thank you) FUTUREFORENSICS: Who knew that one day archaeologists would have so much to learn from the outside of your mobile phone. BEFORE YOU GOBBLE GOBBLE: Some of this is corny but it is interesting to learn the genetic background of your Thanksgiving feast. QUALITY CONTROL: Its not just a theory. Its a really good idea. You know its a brand thing. With thanks to Dappered reader Ryan W. for…

I actually had been scared as heck before I had to present a best man speech at my brothers wedding reception. I haven't considered myself to be a very good public speaker and this made me particularly stressed. My brother had asked me about 5 months prior and so I had a chance to prepare however it is one of those items you may easily postpone up until the eleventh hour. Giving the best man speech is like some of those things you are actually thankful to take part in nevertheless it makes…

I can tell someone is being heavily influenced, and most likely losing precious braincells by being around my ex( or exes) too much, wonder how I know this? Cmon, i dated the loser for 7 years, 2 of which he mooched off me and my folks, not to mention other generous things my family trusted him with when his family could careless, he will never admit these truths of how much a coward life sucking manipulative jerk he was while dating me, but that is not my problem...(yes yes, it was a bad…

“It's easy to look at people and make quick judgements about them, their present and their pasts, but you'd be amazed at the pain and tears a single smile hides. what a person shows to the world is only one tiny facet of the iceburg hidden from sight. And more often then not, it's lined with cracks and scars that go all the way to the foundation of their soul.”

2016/11/05 02:13:29 obesian_to_asian #facetofacefriday: So many people ask me if I became more popular after weight loss. It makes me think for 5 seconds and I say yeah I guess a little bit? So here's my thoughts. In the gay world, there are fairly distinct body type categories, and chub is obviously one of them. There are a certain number of people called chub chasers and they like chubs. They'd call me cute, adorable, sexy or with whatever positive adjectives. I was not unhappy of course…